Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Joseph Howard Staigar Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Service Unit/Ship: USS LCS(L)-61 (Landing Craft Support Large); USS LST-881 (Landing Ship Tank); USS Banner (APA 60); USS LST-986 (Landing Ship Tank)
- Location of Service: Sampson, New York; Newport, Rhode Island; Solomons, Maryland; Johnson's Island, Ohio; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Philippines; Pacific Theater; Seattle, Washington; San Diego, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Guam (Mariana Islands); Leyte Island (Philippines); Mariana Islands; Lido Beach, New York
- Highest Rank: Ship's Cook Third Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/93322
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About this Item
Title
- Joseph Howard Staigar Collection
Names
- National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (Center for US War Veterans Oral Histories)
- Fowler, Carol R.
- Staigar, Joseph Howard
Home State
- New Jersey
Headings
- - Staigar, Joseph Howard
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Service Unit/Ship: USS LCS(L)-61 (Landing Craft Support Large); USS LST-881 (Landing Ship Tank); USS Banner (APA 60); USS LST-986 (Landing Ship Tank)
- Location of Service: Sampson, New York; Newport, Rhode Island; Solomons, Maryland; Johnson's Island, Ohio; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Philippines; Pacific Theater; Seattle, Washington; San Diego, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Guam (Mariana Islands); Leyte Island (Philippines); Mariana Islands; Lido Beach, New York
- Highest Rank: Ship's Cook Third Class
- Dates of Service: 1944-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Dates of Service: 1946-1950
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2009-02-20; 1999)
- Manuscript: Memoir [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 2009-01-29)
- Manuscript: Military Papers [2 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1946)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/93322
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Guam (Mariana Islands)
- Johnson's Island, Ohio
- Leyte Island (Philippines)
- Lido Beach, New York
- Mariana Islands
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Pacific Theater
- Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Philippines
- Sampson, New York
- San Diego, California
- Seattle, Washington
- Solomons, Maryland
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit/Ship
- USS Banner (Apa 60)
- USS Lcs(L)-61 (Landing Craft Support Large)
- USS Lst-881 (Landing Ship Tank)
- USS Lst-986 (Landing Ship Tank)